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How the violent history of Mortal Kombat sparked a moral panic
In the early 1990s, parents and politicians waged war on the bloody fatalities hidden in a video game – and were pummeled into submission
A typical fatality from the 1990s Mortal Kombat game
With one punch, Daniel Pesina’s head was separated from his body. It flew through the air. Behind twinkled an arc of pixelated blood.
“Holy cow!” blurted Pesina. “You just killed me! You can’t do that.”
Seated alongside, Mortal Kombat lead developer Ed Boon smiled. “We can do whatever we want,” he said.
Pesina was a martial arts expert with dreams of cracking Hollywood (he played one of Shredder’s henchmen in Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze). Now he was on the brink of immortality. All thanks to his starring role in developer Midway’s new martial arts video game, in which, courtesy of the wonders of digitisation, Pesina portrayed fighters Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero and Scorpion
Mortal Kombat s original hidden characters like Reptile were such a secret not even John Tobias knew about them, who believes they were a prank on him Posted by Dakota DarkHorse Hills • May 2, 2021 at 8:19 p.m. PDT • Comments: 4
Back in the early 90s, chatter began to quickly spread around the arcades between Mortal Kombat fans about the existence of green and gray ninjas, which sparked a flood of rumors, half-truths and fabrications surrounding just how many secrets were hidden in the popular fighting game.
Many players probably believed Easter eggs like Reptile and other characters appearances were planned out as neat secrets for them to discover by the development team as a whole, but apparently they were so confidential that not even one of the Mortal Kombat creators knew about most of them.
Warner Bros. Pictures provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to chat with the director of the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat movie! We took the opportunity to ask Simon McQuoid -who makes his feature debut- about whether the big tournament teased in this movie will make its way into Mortal Kombat 2 or beyond.
Mortal Kombat Star Teases Noob Saibot For The Sequel
Mortal Kombat getting a sequel are looking mighty good, to say the least.
Godzilla vs. Kong in pure views during its opening weekend on HBO Max (with a much smaller budget, no less), but proceeded to top the box office as well. Director Simon McQuoid returning to take charge on a second entry is likely, then, and it goes without saying that several cast members present in the initial outing will be joining him. Most notably, Joe Taslim, who plays Sub-Zero in the movie, recently revealed that he has been contracted to appear in multiple installments but not necessarily in the exact same role.